17 Otherwise, (A)the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will (B)shut up the sky (C)so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then (D)you will quickly perish from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

18 (E)You shall therefore take these words of mine to [a]heart and to soul; and you shall tie them as a sign on your [b]hand, and they shall be as [c]frontlets [d]on your forehead. 19 (F)You shall also teach them to your sons, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit your heart
  2. Deuteronomy 11:18 Or forearm
  3. Deuteronomy 11:18 Or phylacteries
  4. Deuteronomy 11:18 Lit between your eyes

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